Your favourite memories of what Harry Chapin means to you.
It was 1979, and as a 19 year old fan of Gordon Lightfoot, Harry Chapin, Neil Diamond, Credence, and more... I attended a few concerts. Each time feeling special that I was getting to just be there. I had come from a poor family who had to scrounge for whatever…
Ever since my friend John introduced me to the greater powers of Harry Chapin (I had already learned Vacancy at about 14 years old) I have been playing his stuff for anyone who professes to be a fan, and delighting in playing it for first-timers. I have soothed pissed-off bikers,…
I only got to see Harry Chapin once in the early 80's at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario. I went on the recommendation from a girl I worked with that his concerts were fun because they were interactive. My girlfriend and I bought "cheap seats" as Harry Chapin called them…
I was introduced to the music of Harry Chapin at the age of about thirteen. I found and played the grooves right out of my older brothers copy of Short Stories live. It was a few short years later, when music became a part of my life as an artist…